Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIR3992120002
Apply for NPS NOIR3992120002
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cultural Landscape Inventory Civil War Defenses of Washington" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Resources of the National Park System.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 29, 2012 and posted on Jun 29, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 4, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $64,990.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to the University of Pennsylvania.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Cultural Landscape Inventory: Civil War Defenses of Washington grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIR3992120002) was a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action focused on natural resource and National Park System resource documentation. The project’s intent was to support a Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI) connected to the Civil War Defenses of Washington, which generally refers to the network of historic fortifications and related landscapes in and around Washington, D.C. that were developed during the Civil War era and are managed or interpreted through the National Park System. A CLI is a formal NPS planning and documentation product used to identify, describe, and evaluate historically significant landscapes, typically compiling historical background, landscape characteristics and features, existing conditions, and integrity assessments to support long-term stewardship and management decisions.
This notice was not a typical open, competitive grant solicitation. Instead, it was a notice of intent to make a single, noncompetitive award under the National Park Service Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). CESUs are cooperative partnerships that allow federal agencies to work with academic and other partners on research, technical assistance, and education projects, often through task agreements issued under an established cooperative framework. The announcement explicitly cited the Department of the Interior’s policy basis for a noncompetitive action (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C), signaling that the agency intended to proceed with a justified single-source award rather than accept proposals from the general public.
Funding was structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that NPS expected to have substantial involvement in the work (for example, coordination on methods, review of deliverables, access to data, or collaboration on fieldwork and documentation standards). The anticipated number of awards was one, with an estimated total funding amount of $64,990. The opportunity listed no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling and floor were both shown as $0 in the listing, a formatting outcome that sometimes appears in older postings where the total funding figure communicates the practical scale of the award rather than using separate ceiling/floor fields.
Eligibility was effectively limited because the announcement stated it was a single-source award to the University of Pennsylvania. While the listing’s “Eligible Applicants†field used a broad category (“Othersâ€), the accompanying eligibility note clarified that this was not a request for applications and therefore not open for competitive submission. For administrative context, the opportunity was posted and created on June 29, 2012, with an original and current closing date of July 4, 2012, and it was later archived on August 3, 2012. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity was 15.945, tied to Cooperative Research and Training Programs and resources of the National Park System.
For those needing access to the full announcement materials at the time, the posted point of contact was Kelly Adams, Grants Management Specialist, reachable by phone at 303-969-2392, particularly for issues accessing the announcement electronically. Overall, the posting functions primarily as a public transparency notice documenting NPS’s intent to make a specific, noncompetitive CESU task agreement award to carry out a Cultural Landscape Inventory supporting the preservation and management of the Civil War Defenses of Washington cultural landscape resources.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Cultural Landscape Inventory: Civil War Defenses of Washington.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NPS NOIR3992120002.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
This was a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding action.
What was the overall purpose of the project?
The intent was to support a Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI) connected to the Civil War Defenses of Washington, helping document and evaluate historically significant landscapes to support long-term stewardship and management decisions within the National Park System context.
What are the "Civil War Defenses of Washington" in this context?
It generally refers to the network of historic fortifications and related landscapes in and around Washington, D.C. developed during the Civil War era and managed or interpreted through the National Park System.
What is a Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI)?
A CLI is a formal NPS planning and documentation product used to identify, describe, and evaluate historically significant landscapes. It typically compiles historical background, landscape characteristics and features, existing conditions, and integrity assessments.
What kinds of information does a CLI typically include?
Based on the description provided, a CLI typically includes:
- Historical background
- Landscape characteristics and features
- Existing conditions
- Integrity assessments
How would the CLI be used by NPS?
The CLI is intended to support long-term stewardship and management decisions for cultural landscape resources associated with the Civil War Defenses of Washington.
Was this an open, competitive grant solicitation?
No. The notice stated it was not a typical open, competitive solicitation. It was a notice of intent to make a single, noncompetitive award.
What does "notice of intent" mean here?
In this posting, it functioned primarily as a public transparency notice documenting NPS's intent to make a specific award rather than inviting applications from the general public.
Was the award competitive?
No. The announcement described a single-source, noncompetitive action.
What policy basis was cited for the noncompetitive action?
The posting cited the Department of the Interior policy basis at 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C as justification for proceeding with a noncompetitive action.
What mechanism or partnership framework was used for the award?
The award was intended to be made under the National Park Service Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
What is a CESU in general terms?
CESUs are cooperative partnerships that allow federal agencies to work with academic and other partners on research, technical assistance, and education projects, often through task agreements under an established cooperative framework.
What type of award was planned?
Funding was structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does a cooperative agreement imply for this project?
The description indicates NPS expected substantial involvement in the work, such as coordination on methods, review of deliverables, access to data, and/or collaboration on fieldwork and documentation standards.
How many awards were anticipated?
The anticipated number of awards was one.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $64,990.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity listed no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Why did the listing show an award ceiling and floor of $0?
The notice explained this as a formatting outcome sometimes seen in older postings, where the total funding figure communicates the practical scale of the award rather than using separate ceiling/floor fields.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was effectively limited because the announcement stated it was a single-source award to the University of Pennsylvania. Although the "Eligible Applicants" field used a broad category ("Others"), the eligibility note clarified it was not a request for applications and was not open for competitive submission.
Was this opportunity open to the general public to submit proposals?
No. The posting explicitly clarified that it was not open for competitive submission.
Which institution was identified as the intended recipient?
The announcement identified the University of Pennsylvania as the single-source recipient.
What was the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number was 15.945, associated with Cooperative Research and Training Programs and resources of the National Park System.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
The opportunity was posted and created on June 29, 2012.
What were the original and current closing dates shown?
Both the original and current closing date were listed as July 4, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on August 3, 2012.
Who was the point of contact listed in the announcement?
The listed point of contact was Kelly Adams, Grants Management Specialist.
How could someone contact the point of contact?
The phone number provided was 303-969-2392.
What kinds of questions was the point of contact intended to help with?
The posting noted the contact was available particularly for issues accessing the announcement electronically.
How should this posting be interpreted overall?
Overall, the posting functions primarily as a public transparency notice documenting NPS's intent to make a specific, noncompetitive CESU task agreement award to complete a Cultural Landscape Inventory supporting preservation and management of Civil War Defenses of Washington cultural landscape resources.
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